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The Documentary

Where is Jack Ma?

Duration: 27 minutes

on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

Available for over a year

Days before his company embarked on a share listing, billionaire Jack Ma went missing. Show more

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The Food Chain

The blind cooks

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC World Service News Internet

Available for over a year

Learning to cook after sight-loss and empowering others to do the same. Show more

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Outlook

A plane crash survivor’s search for answers

Duration: 27 minutes

on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

Available for over a year

In 1979 a plane carrying 11-year-old Norman Ollestad crashed into the California mountains. The sole survivor, he returns to the crash site 27 years on and makes a discovery. Show more

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Heart and Soul

Black Jewish Lives Matter

Duration: 27 minutes

on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

Available for over a year

Amie Liebowitz investigates how black Jews in the United States have dealt with facing racism and antisemitism and what it means to be a black Jewish activist. Show more

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The Compass

Gambling: A Sure Bet?

Gambling: A sure bet? USA

Duration: 27 minutes

on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

Available for over a year

Dr Heather Wardle meets the Native American Tribes feeling threatened by the new frontier in online sports betting. Show more

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Music Life

Music as a tool for self-expression with Biig Piig, Nayana IZ, Puma Blue and Louis Culture

Duration: 24 minutes

on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

Available for over a year

Biig Piig, Nayana IZ, Puma Blue and Louis Culture discuss the power of community, and what it's like to make music as an introvert. Show more

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Sportsworld

Live Sporting Action

Duration: 2 hours, 53 minutes

on BBC World Service Australasia

And coverage from around the world - including the English Premier League. Show more

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This Is Africa

BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

The Cultural Frontline

BBC World Service South Asia
BBC World Service East Asia
BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

In the Studio

BBC World Service News Internet

Trending

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
BBC World Service West and Central Africa

Heart and Soul

Black Jewish Lives Matter

Duration: 27 minutes

on BBC World Service Australasia

Available for over a year

Amie Liebowitz investigates how black Jews in the United States have dealt with facing racism and antisemitism and what it means to be a black Jewish activist. Show more

Regional Variations (2)

Deeply Human

Deeply Human

The Teenage Brain

Duration: 23 minutes

on BBC World Service News Internet

Available for over a year

Why adolescence is so weird. Show more

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More or Less

Finding Mexico City’s real death toll

Duration: 9 minutes

on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

Available for over a year

How two amateur data detectives revealed the pandemic’s impact. Show more

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Outlook

A plane crash survivor’s search for answers

Duration: 27 minutes

on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

Available for over a year

In 1979 a plane carrying 11-year-old Norman Ollestad crashed into the California mountains. The sole survivor, he returns to the crash site 27 years on and makes a discovery. Show more

Regional Variations (2)

Heart and Soul

Black Jewish Lives Matter

Duration: 27 minutes

on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

Available for over a year

Amie Liebowitz investigates how black Jews in the United States have dealt with facing racism and antisemitism and what it means to be a black Jewish activist. Show more

Regional Variations (2)

Discovery

The noises that make us cringe

Duration: 27 minutes

on BBC World Service Australasia

Available for over a year

Why do some people find noises like a fork scraping a plate so terrible? asks Findlay in Aberdeenshire. Rutherford and Fry endure some horrible noises to find out the answer. Show more

Regional Variations (2)

Over to You

The art of the two-minute news bulletin

Duration: 9 minutes

on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

Available for over a year

Meet Global Newsbeat, the team who provide news in two minutes. Plus, a mother’s love for her transgender daughter, a password for the BBC news and extra funds for World Service. Show more

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The Conversation

Women fighting wildfires

Duration: 27 minutes

on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

Available for over a year

Olga Serova volunteers on wildfire crews in Russia. Justine Gude works for a Hotshot Crew in the US. They tell Kim Chakanetsa about the need to be calm, quick-thinking and hardy. Show more

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